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Unfortunately for me the film having come off the back of 28 Days Later left me wanting more from it. While the few twists in the storyline were good they were able to be seen from a mile away. Robert Carlyle did a brilliant job as the lead actor in this but to see both Rose Byrne and Idris Alba trying to portray an America was the stuff of nightmares. Jeremy Renner's character did a good job of keeping the plot moving along I just felt the film really lacked much of what came from 28 Days Later. The opening scene itself was magnificent and kept me on my toes especially what seemed like I guess we'd now have as a drone following Robert Carlyle's character.

It's a rare thing to have the sequel of a movie to be equal to or better than its predecessor. "28 Weeks Later" is one of those rarities.28 weeks after the outbreak of the "rage" virus that turns people into rabid, maniacal killers, an American led NATO force begins the clean up and reconstruction of England. Displaced survivors are now filtering in to a large district controlled by the military. But two children, a brother and sister, will enter the district and set forth a chain of events that will bring back infection, death and destruction. Two U.S. soldiers (played by Jeremy Renner and Rose Byrne) have the opportunity to minimize the effects of the new outbreak; but their chances are slim when they are going up against hundreds of infected and soldiers ordered to kill everyone on sight.My most memorable, movie moment of "28 Weeks Later" is **SPOILER ALERT** the scene when Renner gets out of a stalled car to push it — and those inside the car (Byrne and the two children) — to safety, while soldiers behind Renner are getting their flamethrowers ready to burn him and the car.A few glaring shenanigans destroyed the A grade I wanted to give this movie. 1) a woman who is a carrier of the virus doesn't have armed guards posted at her door 24 hours a day; 2) the lead infected has thinking abilities that are not present in any other infected, and the movie never explains why; and 3) a glorified janitor has access to the most sensitive areas of the military compound. Still, "28 Weeks Later" is an above average horror movie. Very good acting, direction and editing; a fast pace, numerous tense and horrifying scenes keeps the viewer entertained all the way to the last second.Mannysmemorablemoviemoments

If you love 28 Days Later, DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE. This film completely proves that even if you spend 100 minutes polishing a turd, it's still a turd. It is one terrible pile of steaming hot mess that just proves that sequels directed by a different person are more than likely just a huge waste of time. I would LOVE to have 100 minutes of my life back, but even if I did, I'd still lose out on some major dignity knowing that I have watched this movie start to finish. All of the forethought, planning, effort, and budget went into the first 15 minutes of the movie, then all funding went into the CG helicopter chopping the rage zombies to bits. After those two things, they just threw in a weak story-line and Super Rage Zombie Dad to attempt to keep the story going. Apparently physics is super special in England, where the fire bombing will enter through an entire building, down several flights of stairs and barricaded doorways, but won't go down an alley with Super Rage Dad. And the Volvo they were driving had the BEST ventilation system on the market to not let ANY outside air/gas in to kill the survivors. And apparently Super Rage Dad has telepathic powers to know where EXACTLY his kids will be MILES away, and can somehow beat them to their locations, UNDERGROUND in a SUBWAY. If you feel like your IQ has just dropped by 15 points, you are not alone. 28 Days Later was fabulous, it was scary as hell and it was as realistic as it could be for the original idea that it was. The sequel??? Awful, terrible, smelly, rotten piece of crap film. The only reason it didn't get a 1 star is because Harold Perrineau is in it, and he classes up most everything he's in. If you want to join the club of people who regret watching this movie, I recommend you just watch 28 Days Later instead, and pretend there's no sequel.

One of the better horror movies I've seen in quite a while. I really liked this, I think I might have even enjoyed it more than the first movie. Haunting and genuinely scary with an excellent story that gets marks for originality, has a superb soundtrack and a wow opening sequence -intense & scary- that really sets the pace for the remainder of the movie.This sequel picks up 28 weeks after the "rage virus" has decimated the city of London, leaving it a ghost town. The virus has been eradicated, the infected have starved and an American led NATO force has moved in to restore order and supervise the repopulation of the quarantined city. For the most part we follow the Harris family, led by Robert Carlyle who is newly reunited with his children when a carrier of the virus enters the safe zone, the military loses control and all hell breaks loose again.It has a gritty look to it with loads of weird camera angles; overhead, close up, shaky and grainy and of course all the shots of the deserted London streets, eerie. Its gory and graphic, about what I'd expect from a zombie movie unlike WWZ which I watched the other night this is a genuine horror flick not an action-thriller/disease movie.The cast surprised me here too with turn ins from Jeremy Renner, Rose Byrne and a small role from Idris Elba. I do like me some Robert Carlyle and he does a fantastic job. I even enjoyed his kids and kids story lines often annoy me. 3/14/16